 Bessarabia was not annexed by Romania, as the Ukrainian note states, but has declared

The Ukrainian bodies have not subsequently challenged the union.An anti-Bessarabian and anti-Romanian campaign was started in 1918-1919 in a part of the western press.A "Committee for the Defence of Bessarabia" was formed in Odessa, by supporters of the White movement such as Alexander Krupenski, Alexander Schmidt and Vladimir Tsyganko, with backing from Mihail Savenco, Mark Slonim, and others.